New patent application published for: DIFFUSION-MODIFYING POUCH FOR ORAL PRODUCTS

The present disclosure provides a pouched product that includes an outer water-permeable pouch defining a cavity; and a composition including at least one water-soluble component within the cavity, wherein the outer water-permeable pouch includes a fibrous material having, in cross-section, a gradient of different fiber diameters. The outer water-permeable pouch can include a plurality of fibrous layers, each of the fibrous layers including a plurality of fibers, and each fibrous layer can include fibers having a different fiber size, such as a different average fiber diameter. The gradient of fiber sizes can provide a wicking effect across the cross-section of the pouch material due to capillary action.